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  1. Mark Daniels
    Brilliant thanks
  2. Mark Daniels
    Hi i have a few bits and pieces of space stuff i have collected over the years. I have never owned a meteor though and i thought it might be nice to start a little collection has anybody on here got a collection and if so could you give some advice please looking on ebay there are lots but i really dont want to buy a piece of african quarry or something from someones back yard! i realise there are many types and various areas of the world that produce but how can a novice tell that they are genuine and are there reliable/ reputable dealers or sources available? cheers
  3. Mark Daniels
    Superb
  4. Mark Daniels
    Thanks. Have go nothing to lose! Sketching helps fix things in the memory and i think IMHO makes for better observations. 👍
  5. Mark Daniels
    Hi tried for 16 landing site but was miles of and so was my origonal posting Sorry Astroavani👍 Had 25mins to look and sketch pic from my note book will try again when i get more time. Enjoying the photos mind reallyvery good went to see the new apollo 11 fim at the science museum london yesterday very good very moving and wirth a watch
  6. Mark Daniels
    Any thing that involves not using mega expensive kit. But favours ingenuity and a bit if effort. A back to basics to show of skill and knowledge. May be capture by sketch or image ,a given object(s) using 10x50 binos and mobile phone or small scope and DLSR with no imaging software allowed or tracking mounts. May be in an interesting setting, or with a bit of artistry to it.
  7. Mark Daniels
    And another gem from the loft.
  8. Mark Daniels
    Best i have had 49.99 from john lewis very well made excellent lenses perfect for the pocket
  9. Mark Daniels
    Yes agree with all the above re hold your horses biggest thing will be getting used to your scope and what you end up enjoying the most planets and moon are one thing but limited in the amount of time viewing because of there nature etc deep sky is great and avalible most of thd time if not cloudy. Your scope will be better suited to DSO so save the money on lenses for the moment and upgrade as you go. You may find you can then get a dedicated planet scope after a while and utilise the eye pieces you get for both. A polution filter is a must and a decent barlow as well. The 25 mm that comes with Skywatcher is fine may be upgrade the 10mm. I got a 9.5 wide relief which helps a lot it was about £80 i have the smaller 102 travel and mak 127 both great value and easy to use also remember what you see will be different to images in the magazines. Maybe get a phone holder and have a go at imagining something to do when not able to view 😀
  10. Mark Daniels
    My wife has band me from looking at this thread. Far to finacially dangerous 😞
  11. Mark Daniels
    Thats really nicely made. A real hand me down. Nice one 👍
  12. Mark Daniels
    Have a copy of this too somewhere got to find it 👍
  13. Mark Daniels
    Lol yep mine are 8x30 and russian. My Dad swears by Russian optics. He has a 6 inch refractor which is russian and the view is very good. This was ideal for gazing as a kid as very light. Used to sellotape it to a camera tripod. Had a go the other evening while walking the dog. Lens still good. Amazing what a good loft clear out uncovers!
  14. Mark Daniels

    Hi Stu

    looking at dates for your astro meet on website. Is next one 29th August?

    cheers Mark

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      Mark Daniels

      Hi Stu

      many apologies i was planning on popping along tonight to have a chat but unfortunately got held up at work so i will aim  for the next meeting instead

      thanks Mark

    3. Stu

      Stu

      Hi Mark,

      Thanks very much, and it seems like a lucky break as we ended up with no one able to make it tonight!

      I will update the website and it would be good to see you next time.

      Cheers,

      Stu

    4. Mark Daniels

      Mark Daniels

      That would be good.  Thanks

      I was thinking of going to Headley common its only 20 mimutes from me.  Is it a good view on a moonless night

      cheers👍

  15. Mark Daniels

    Hi

    i understand you may have found a 90 degree tgat works in the skywatcher 50ed finderscope? Using it with a barlow but ideally would like to use direct. Can you help?

    thanks Mark

  16. Mark Daniels
    Cheers will try to find👍
  17. Mark Daniels
    Littlewoods catalogue was invaluable. 😀
  18. Mark Daniels
    Thats great got a smartphone holder but having problems getting lens position right. Do you have to zoom phone to fill screen? Or can you shoot without zooming yhen edit?
  19. Mark Daniels
    Who started out with this book? anyone still got their first kit?
  20. Mark Daniels
    Yes it is annoying. Any suggestions would be welcomed. That said i was looking at jupiter with a 9.5 wide relief and was supprised at how clear the bands were. Also spotted M13 which was a bit fuzzy but worth a look. Was thinking of taking set up to Headley common which I believe is pretty dark to see how well it works. Looking to go to palma canaries for winter break so fingers crossed
  21. Mark Daniels
    Very nice hope you have many happy hours looking through it
  22. Mark Daniels
    Been looking for neat solution to taking small scope abroad using my stuff and not paying out for a dedicated set up. Have a skywatcher finder which with a barlow and 90 * gives good results. I was looking at an Orion mini eq tabletop tripod but hard to get hold of. Play a bit of music in a band and have a few microphone stands so got to work with a hack saw. I used a mic holder as in photo they are about £3 and cut the holder part off and filed flat. Drilled hole through to accept large camera thread (£3 screw bolt) this allows shortened micstand to fit to the alt az mount. (Mic stand 15 of ebay. ) the dovetail was expensive as i wanted green and got from germany £30 with couier the white finder bracket from tring harrisons £6 so thats £60 but if i went for black dovetail less than £40 seeing i had mic stand already quite a cheap solition the stand is very stable and provided the telescope is moved clockwise when rotating freehand the threads stay tight with the fine controls either direction works well overall wiegt is bit over 3 kg and will fit in a standard aluminium camera case hope this if useful Mark👍
  23. Mark Daniels
    Thought this might be of interest made binocular tripod modification to use my25x100 celestrons. The original tripod was redundent so added £30 of steel and bits and it works well. Bit of refining but may be later!
  24. Mark Daniels
    The idea came from aguy who made one out of card board and kitchen roll tube. My wife reckons it quite steampunk and belongs in a 1930’s Buck Rodgers episode😀 think i will call it the Death ray i am await some Mylar film before i use it in anger, as it gets hot and i don’want lens to crack may add a sheild to the front to create a little more shade when observing
  25. Mark Daniels
    Thanks for that i did it for my Dad who is 82 and has been into astronomy forever. He was very excited. 👍
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